I am fortunate as my two children get along well. They are excited to see each other every single morning – it never gets old! And they play well together most of the time. Now, I’m not saying they don’t have their moments, with occasional shouts and repeated yelled-out requests from each of them to ‘share’ – that’s a word that Little Man has learned quite early in life. He knows it to scream it at his sister, but not necessarily to actually apply it 😉
Anyhoo, here’s a moment that I enjoyed and cherished this week.
Little Man loves his trains. If I ask him what he’d like to play, he’ll often say ‘choo choo’. So, we set up a train track, and they both sat and played with it together, each in their own worlds, muttering away to themselves, yet playing along side each other so nicely. Little Man often asks for choo choos, but then destroys the track within seconds, which leads to a fair bit of consternation from Boo! But not this time. Nope, he played happily and so she played happily.
Another sign that he’s growing up, and another moment where I realise how lucky I am to have two lovely children, who get along so well together. It was one of those stop and enjoy it times, that as parents we can often miss. I’m glad I spotted it.
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These are such simple yet precious moments. I love to lie in bed listening to my two on the monitor in the morning when Missy G climbs into her brother’s cot and they play and read books till a scrap begins! #magicmoments
Oh, I love doing that, too! So very sweet x
Certainly a magic moment. May their friendship continue as they get older.
Thank you x
Every time I see a photo of siblings looking so close, I feel a teeny tiny bit of envy. Wish my three-year-old had a sibling close to her age too. If only it were easy to get pregnant! #WhatsTheStory.
Oh, I’m sorry. Things you really want are never that easy! Best of luck to you x
We’ve got that train set and it’s a winner in our house too 🙂 So lovely that your two get on as well as they do, makes patenting much more enjoyable xx #MagicMoments
It really does, I know. A close friend of mine has 2 kids that do not get on, so I see how fortunate I am! x
Aww what a lovely moment and so sweet seeing them play so nicely together! Xx #magicmoments
It was, thank you x
what a magic moment to stop and enjoy indeed my lovely. So cute that they get along so well and playing together. It’s so nice to have two close in age isn’t it? I love watching my two grow and bond together. #whatsthestory
It’s really lovely, and I try to savour each moment, as I’m aware they may not last!
Simple but really lovely moment. Trains are big in our house too. We can spend a whole hour just putting train tracks together. We have a few boxes now from Asda and Tesco and they all connect well together.
They’re so much fun, aren’t they? I can only see them being played with more and more here, as Little Man grows.
They are really good kids. They are always playing together and thats precious. My son is in love with his trains too. I think that its a good toy as he creates designs for it. #whatsthestory
Great toys, so many possibilities with them.
If I get the train set out at home it more often than not gets completely trashed! I’m looking forward to this age where they can play together x
Ha ha – yes, that was us not long ago! You’ll get there x
How lovely that they play together so well!
#MagicMoments
They do, thank you x
It is lovely when they play together. I’ve found the bickering has become more noticeable with my two as my son gets older and doesn’t necessarily want to be told what to do by his big sister 🙂
Ah yes, Little Man occasionally objects, which doesn’t go down well!
Ah, yes, I love those moments too. It’s great they play nicely together.
#WhatstheStory
It really is, and I do appreciate it! Thanks x
It is so lovely when they play together nicely. My boys can fight quite spectacularly, but can also play so nicely together, wonderful to watch x
Well, I’m taking the good times while I can! x
They always look so happy together! Lovely train set, too! Mel
They do get on well most of the time, luckily for me! X
I so recognise the companionable choo choos thing – definitely a favourite with my two as well, and yes, we are getting a bit less of the tears and frustrations of having a younger sibling knocking down whole stretches of railway line and bridge! #magicmoments
It feels like such a breakthrough! He can still be destructive, but at least we get a little playing time before that happens!
As Little Man gets older you’ll soon have lots more of these times when they play contentedly together. This may be one of those magic moments where it all begins.
Yes, I think you’re right. The start of things to come 🙂
Nothing more magical when siblings get on and can play in harmony together. This train set looks ace too! x
Awww – let’s hope there are plenty more moments like this. Our boys do play wonderfully together but this is also counterbalanced with moments when WWIII is close to breaking out!
I’m hoping so! No wars yet…!